What are the characteristics of high performing states?
A recent report on state rankings reveal how states that are falling behind can take measures to improve their performance on various parameters
What Silicon Valley’s Indian entrepreneurs have lost, but can relearn from Brad Feld
Brad Feld’s book ‘Give First’ champions mentorship without expectation, showing how intentional generosity can build thriving startup ecosystems. In this article the author talks about urging communities to build trust, give generously, and institutionalise support for lasting entrepreneurial impact
Chart of the Day | RBI dividend transfers, pre and post Bimal Jalan panel
The calculations to compute dividend transfers were amended post the Bimal Jalan panel recommendations
Data Story: What is a bleeding microfinance industry telling us?
Surplus liquidity and easing interest rate environment are potent temptations for lenders to stoke up microfinance again.
Reputation is the No. 1 CEO concern even if it doesn’t top the rankings
Reputation isn’t just a brand or PR issue. It is the accumulated public perception of how well a company manages every single one of its business concerns, the columnist writes
India's $4 Trillion Moment: The rise of a resilient and reformist India
IMF has forecast India’s GDP in FY26 will surpass that of Japan, making it the fourth largest economy in the world. A spokesperson for BJP argues that the journey from the 11th to 4th largest economy over a 12-year period owes much to the policies and execution capacity of the Narendra Modi government
How the judiciary assumed greater theological authority than high priests of religions
In the ongoing challenge in the Supreme Court to amendments in the Waqf law, the issue of the role of charity in Islam came up. The origin of this argument and similar ones in earlier cases can be traced to a unique Indian judicial invention, the essential religious practices doctrine. It arose from the need for the judiciary to gauge the point of demarcation between secular law of a modern state and traditional religious practices that cannot be tampered with
Stablecoins are bank deposits
And stablecoin issuers are banks
SEBI’s ESOP rules for promoters need a rethink
SEBI’s evolving stance on ESOPs for promoters highlights regulatory inconsistencies. A unified, transparent framework is needed to balance founder incentives with public shareholder interests in India’s changing startup landscape
Now is the time to reopen the Eurozone bond debate
The EU now has a unique chance to capitalise on investor doubts about the US and promote the euro as a reserve currency
Trump’s myopic view on trade deficits mars the future of transatlantic cooperation against China
Trump’s latest tariff threat against the European Union exposes the fragile underpinnings of transatlantic trade. With mutual dependencies high and China lurking as a strategic rival, the US and EU face a tough test of economic diplomacy
Mid-sized firms are apple of a banker’s eye as EMI-induced purchases slow
Medium enterprises have grown cautious in borrowing and prefer internal accruals over bank loans for business.
Chart of the Day: Rising fuel inventories at power plants should worry Coal India’s investors
Dispatches by Coal India slowed in FY25 and in April FY26
The power and pitfalls of India’s ascent to the fourth-largest economy
India’s rise to the fourth-largest economy is a milestone worth celebrating, but real prosperity lies in lifting per capita incomes. Sustained, inclusive growth demands tough reforms, value creation, and a shift from populism to productivity
AI threatens jobs of millions of Indians. What counter-measures should the government take?
The rise of AI and automation threatens to upend the current ecosystem, targeting the repetitive, rule-based roles that employ millions
Data Story: India’s fourth largest economy status comes with a K-shaped reality
India’s ascent to the world’s fourth-largest economy marks a milestone. But the rising GDP has been accompanied by a sharp increase in inequality
In June, RBI has tough choices to make
Which way interest rates head subsequent to the MPC meet will have an impact on the cost of money, which affects investors, apart from savers and depositors
India needs a new nuclear dream
Homi Bhabha’s three-stage nuclear dream of the 1950s has helped the country in indigenising PHWRs and developing nuclear weapons, but has not met the promise of limitless power through thorium utilisation. India needs a new nuclear dream that focuses on five areas — from doubling down on PHWRs to pursuing direct thorium utilisation, and drawing in the private sector by tweaking nuclear liability law
Land alienation is focal point of SC’s Waqf law hearing
Hearings in the Supreme Court in May on the amendments to the Waqf law witnessed engrossing arguments around alienation of tribal lands and government’s rights and powers when it is one of the interested parties in a land title dispute. A look at the essence of these amendments and nature of arguments around it follow
Don’t get caught in the FDI ‘Net’. What data doesn't reveal about India’s investment appeal
During 2024-25, many foreign investors divested their Indian operations through initial public offerings (IPO), making significant returns on their investments in some of India’s trailblazing startups. Private equity and venture capital funds realised a total of US$26.7 billion in exits, representing a 7% year-on-year increase. Another central element in this focus is about the analytical markers, itself. It may be worthwhile to analyse FDI inflows as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) on a cross-country basis
Boards are missing the biggest risk of the AI era: the Persuasion Economy
Organizations must think about building the informational infrastructure that shapes how truth is understood—by people and by machines. That responsibility now rests with the boardroom. The organizations that will lead in the Persuasion Economy are not the ones with the loudest voices, but those with the clearest signal
There’s no back-to-normal for CEO pandemic perks
Many of the perks the C-suite got their companies to bestow on them during Covid seem to be here to stay
Chart of the Day: Can data analysis help us catch a market bottom?
Periods of extreme market pessimism might offer the most valuable clues for traders
India-UK FTA’s real potential lies in services trade expansion
Let this be remembered not just as the whisky-and-SUV agreement but as the inaugural FTA to prioritise services, digital exchanges, and skilled labour. This establishes the groundwork for a new era in the India–UK partnership, characterised not by nostalgia but by innovation and mutual prosperity
